Bicycle stand



. 1mm @i Sept. 18 1923.

` H. A. LAYSTROM BICYCLE STAND Original Filed April 16 1921` Patented Sept. 18, 1923. i

HILD'INGA. LAYsTnoM, or'oHIcAGo, ILLINOIS-j BICYCLE smania'.`

fOrginal applicationledk April 16, 1921, Serial,` No. 462,003. `Divided and ,this application filed June 5,

To aZZlwwm t may concernA v.

Beit known that 1,? Elimine' A. LAY- srnoM, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city Cook, and State of Bicycle Stands, of which the-following is a specification,` y A `My invention relates to improvements in -lbicyclestands and has forv its mai-n `object Y remains lsecurely -in operative position and cannotf beV forced `either backward `or for# the proyisionof a strong and. efiicient 'stand Vin which VVthe weight ofthe bicycle wlllbe placed directly upon -vertical stand bars,

without transferring *said weight throughv '"Iattaching brackets or plates, orthrough pivoted pinsor ears on said plates.

Another object to provide a stand which ward without lifting the bicycle, and which stand maybe Set in Suspended position without the use iof any additional suspending member. f f

. Another Objectis togpro-vide a stand which Y scribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understoodcby reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speciiication, and in which,

Fig. 1, is a side elevation showing my invention applied to the rear axle and bar of the bicycle, y Y

F ig. 2, is an enlarged fragmentary view of theconnections between the stand bars, thesupporting plates, and the frame bars, and A Fig."3,`f is a view of the bicycle stand.

My bicycle stand comprises a U-shaped Vchannel ironV frame bar or supporting member 6 provided with a pair of attaching pins 7 at each of its ends, and a lock opening 8 of. Chicago, county of r Illinois, have invented certain 4new and useful Improvementsfin` each. plate being nay be readilylocked inoperative or stand-`4 ing'` position.

` frame bar, which 1922. serial no. 565,904.

beneath said padlock 9. .A

A pair of. attaching plates 10 are mounted onthe ends ofthe rear axle 11 cfa bicycle 12 by means of openings 13 in said plates,- and-are held on saidvaXle by axle nuts 14, `provided `with a p airof ears or wings 15, -which embrace the horizontal bars 16 of the bicycle. ,Each attachingplate is`- further provided with an L- 17 and a lower horizontal portion 18, and a lower curved .slot 19 which. horizontal portion 20and a portion 21 which form a double pointed lug 22 extending into the slot 19, the points of said lug serving'to seatpand hold the pins securely against movement.

The `full lines ,show-the support 6 in an operative position with. the two top ends of said support bearing directly under therear axle nuts 14.and the pins 7 engaging in the vertical portions 17 and 21 of said slots, and the' dotted lines show the `inoperative position in which the support is held elevated or suspended by the pins 7 engagingin the horizontalportions 18 and 20`oi` the L-shaped and the curved slots respectively. The stand is-locked in its operative position by fastening the padlock 9 through the slot 19 in the plate and through the opening 8 in the prevents the plate from being moved upwards on the-pins 7 of said VframeV bar, thus Vretaining said pins in the upper vertical portionof. said slots. VBy the arrangement of the-pins and slots, as set forth above. the supporting or frame` member will remain in its vertical or operative position and cannot be forced either forward or backward until the rear wheel is lifted up suiiiciently to drop the pins in the lower portions of the slots, whereupon the supporting member may be kicked back, raised horizontally, then shoved forward, so that the pins engage in the forward ends of the horizontal portions of the slots, thus retaining the frame or supporting member suspended without additional. suspending means. To drop the supporting member it is merely necessary to pull it back and let it fall down, at the same time raising the rear wheel suiiiciently'to let the lower pins enter the lower portions of the slots, whereupon the device automatically assumes the operapinsfor receiving a suitable shaped upper slot having a vertical portion' has an upper lower vertical tive position and may be locked in 'said position byf inserting the padlock" tlo'xrgh the' openings 8 and 19, as statedr'abov'e. 1

Y While I have illustrated and described the preferred 'formof constrnctiontfor carrying my inventioninto effect, this is capableof variation and modification Without ide-parti n ing? from the spiritv of the invention. therefore,facv net/wasnt@ bei linaid te the precise details of theconstructionset-forth; RI'S Ddmbl'ae a Vbut .desire to avail myself of such variationsv l 'and' modifications as comeffivithin the 'Scope of the appended claims;V

Having described Imyt invention, Wliatr-I Y claim fas newv Vand desire to 'secure by Letters Y Patentisf' I A' 1. A'-ib-icycle stand comprising' an 'attache o ing bracket having 1an' opening for incitant v ingfthefbracket fon theibicycle axle adjacent' the-- axle mit and being; provided' with rave'Y separate sl'ts' andV "a supperting' member byI me ansl of 'Which said 'supporting member.- r'n'a'ybe held Inf-either suspended; Ipositio'n; or "ing an .operative-'position Wthsaid' stand V engaging beneath l'saidfa-Xle *nut-j brackets, each lotfsaidl1bracketsfleeing pro-f Vvided` with a pluralityfoi slots and havingv n2.-" A bicycle fjstandcomprising attaching Y means te embrace f'agbcycle bari; a' supporting` `rrnember"having? arms p'ins on 'theffends of said `arms to' engage 'insaidfslct'dl said slots .havinggpartsP-tc receive: saidV pins* and retain said members suspended andparts f in a' supporting position. y

to'f.receiveV saidf pinsland ret-ain? said member 3; 3 A l bicycle Ystand comprising ain attachl Y in'g braclrebjhaving "means for engaging -a' part'ofsaid bicycle and 40s Y being pr'o-videdfivitlrA anopen-ing: forf'engaging 'the bicycle-axle and with "separate slots/Qonen'which is curved; and' a'lsnpporting memberfhavrig.v

afplurality of pins,1onei engagingfineach" member may fbe held-'in either an "operative or an inoperative position 14S A fbicyclefstandprovided'fwitha 'pair Y ofzbraclretsfeachlo said -braclmtsiltreinglypro- ,ier

vided with an axle engagingcpening and a#fplralityfofslots andfhavn'glears to embrakze' the adjacent bicycle i' bar; a vrsiqijporting'frame provided with arms; cent the; end 'oeachgfof said arms; 'and means to lock said supporting frame in its operative position in said linackets.' Y Y 5. A bicycle stand comprising a 'paire of attaching brackets 1haw'rigTeach af pair? of Y bicycle .bar an l..-shapedA slot and a cnrvedslot ineach o f said brack-V ets; a vertical anda fhorizontalfparton'each ing provided VWith anopening :forie'mln'raclVV asthme-rayer@ an@:aaaiwah'apiafaiay efv if f' separate' -irregUl'ar-slts ;f andjza :supporting member having a pluralityVoiV-p'ins engag-V ing in said 'fslots '.by'ijmeans {ofwhi'ch' 'said supparting;` member may' 'be held' ina sus-'f ended or" a" ground 4engiaging"positionl l Inf testimony 'whereof I`have Vsigned Vmy name to this;speciicatroninthe-presence of two sabscribiiagnwitnesses;-

*c Q "'.LHILDINGAJLAYSTROM. i AWitnesses: .i Y Y i i i Emana G: "Arpnarom "IMARGARE'T'AUEIQQ of irregnlar' slots', -in'e anni-bracket, one c l Y so 'Y ing bracket mountable 'ona bicycle and bef i' Y 

